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DECEMBER 19, 2023

Tara Gilad started Vitality Bowls to solve a problem. Her daughter struggled with food allergies, and finding a safe place for her family to dine out felt nearly impossible. Undisclosed ingredients and cross-contamination made it a risk. “We started Vitality Bowls because our daughter was born with severe food allergies, and we quickly realized that we couldn't just eat at any restaurant and restaurants weren't following any allergy safety.

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EATER

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Lille Allen | Eater Known to 15 million TikTok followers for his candid restaurant reviews and multi-thousand-dollar tips, here’s how the MMA-fighter-turned-social-media-phenomenon became the voice of a generation of diners There is no shortage of food opinions online. (Hi, you’re on Eater.) But over the past year, Keith Lee has emerged as the voice millions of people turn to for their restaurant recommendations.

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7 Shifts

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Tara Gilad started Vitality Bowls to solve a problem. Her daughter struggled with food allergies, and finding a safe place for her family to dine out felt nearly impossible. Undisclosed ingredients and cross-contamination made it a risk. “We started Vitality Bowls because our daughter was born with severe food allergies, and we quickly realized that we couldn't just eat at any restaurant and restaurants weren't following any allergy safety.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The restaurant industry has been put through a meat grinder the last three years with pandemic lockdowns in 2020 and inflation and labor issues dominating most of 2021 and 2022. This year was the first year that restaurant owners had a chance to breathe and get their business back to baseline after spending the last two years recovering from pandemic losses.

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Buzztime Business

DECEMBER 19, 2023

It may be freezing outside, but things are about to heat up at your bar. These 32 winter bar promotions give customers a reason to get out of their PJs and into your place for good times…all winter long. Build Winter Bar Promotions Around Can’t-Miss Events 1) Bartender Mini Demos For the best ROI, kick off best winter bar promotions and events that repeat on a weekly basis.

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Restaurant Business

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Gholam "Tony" Kowkabi and his wife admitted to spending Paycheck Protection and other relief aid on a condo, vacations and their kids'

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Evergreen

DECEMBER 19, 2023

A great cocktails menu design is crucial in attracting customers and enhancing the brand identity of a bar or restaurant. It serves as a visual representation of the establishment’s offerings and sets the tone for the customer’s experience. […] The post A Cocktails Menu Design Guide that Will Boost Your Profits appeared first on Evergreen.

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Restaurant Business

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The three multi-concept restaurant operators showed significant declines, with at least one blaming more serious consumers.

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EATER

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Daniela Jordan-Villaveces/Eater When Brad Hedeman isn’t busy battling the holiday rush, he’s cooking for his family We all could use a little dinner inspiration — even Ali Slagle, who dreams of dinner. In “Dinner Is Served,” she asks colleagues about one night when they somehow transformed ingredients into dinner with all this life going on. This month’s installment: It’s easy to imagine Zingerman’s Mail Order as a real-life, culinary Santa’s workshop.

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PathSpot

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In the world of food safety, maintaining HACCP compliance is paramount. Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) is a systematic approach to identifying, evaluating, and controlling food safety hazards. It’s a crucial framework that ensures food products’ safety and consumers’ well-being. This blog will explore how to maintain HACCP compliance and ensure a safe food safety process in your establishment.

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EATER

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Photoillustration: Lille Allen/Eater; shrimp tree: Kaitlin Bray/Eater The kitschy 1970s shrimp tree has made its grand return to the holiday party table The bar is admittedly low, but the shrimp tree — that Christmas tree-shaped assemblage of cooked shrimp, edible greenery, toothpicks, and styrofoam — is maybe the holiest of the unholy creations of 1970s American dining, an era when fish mousses in the shapes of fish , salads with hot dog crowns , and all sorts of aspics reigned supreme.

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Restaurant Business

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Nearly a quarter of the year's 524 workplace homicide victims were serving customers or tending a retail establishment, the figures indicate.

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EATER

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Espresso Martinis garnished with cheese. Aperol Spritzes served over sherbet. So many pickles. It’s been a wild year for drinking on the internet’s most unhinged platform.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Each year, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asks experts for their views on the state of the industry. Here are some of their insights. This year has shown us that the demand for drive-thru is growing, and continues to meet consumer demands with quick, efficient, and convenient service. As the pioneer of the double drive-thru, as we see competitors begin to adopt our double-lane model, we view it as a testament to our proven concept and continued success.

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Restaurant Business

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Behind the Menu: As new VP of culinary, Joel Reynders is expanding the menu in new directions without losing focus on the bar.

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EATER

DECEMBER 19, 2023

After taking issue with a sign that performer Leila Delicious brought to her performance, bar Tabu now faces backlash

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Restaurant Business

DECEMBER 19, 2023

McDonald’s Squishmallow Happy Meal will be available in restaurants nationwide, beginning Dec. 26.

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The Salt

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Consisting of eggs, milk and honey, the drink was alternately reviled and beloved by those who remember being given it in childhood.

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Restaurant Business

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Restaurant Rewind: Without them, we might not have the McDonald's, In-N-Out and Marriott that we do today.

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Restaurant Business

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Laxman Narasimhan did not mention Israel or Hamas by name when, in a letter on Tuesday he said that “misinformation” about Starbucks’ position has helped lead to vandalism at its stores. “We stand for humanity.

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